A one-day auto racing educational photography seminar will be conducted Oct. 24 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The seminar offers photo enthusiasts an opportunity to create racing pictures from restricted areas at the 1.5-mile superspeedway (where the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events are held), and 3/8-mile asphalt Bullring where the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series competes. Seminar tutorial sessions begin with basic photographic techniques and include detailed technical instruction in actual trackside racing environments, low-light automobile photography, equipment requirements, plus valuable information regarding copyright and getting published.

Seminar instructor David Allio is the chief track photographer at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and has been a working professional motorsports photographer since 1974. During his 34-year award-winning career, Allio photographs have appeared in the pages and on the cover of nearly every sports publication in the world. In March, 2008, his photograph of race winner Carl Edwards led the Sports Illustrated coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at LVMS. Recent publication credits outside of the mainstream motorsports media also include ESPN Magazine, The Sporting News, and USA Today – and the book "ESPN Ultimate NASCAR 100 Defining Moments in Stock Car Racing History." A one-day auto racing educational photography seminar will be conducted Oct. 24 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The seminar offers photo enthusiasts an opportunity to create racing pictures from restricted areas at the 1.5-mile superspeedway (where the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events are held), and 3/8-mile asphalt Bullring where the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series competes. Seminar tutorial sessions begin with basic photographic techniques and include detailed technical instruction in actual trackside racing environments, low-light automobile photography, equipment requirements, plus valuable information regarding copyright and getting published.

Seminar instructor David Allio is the chief track photographer at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and has been a working professional motorsports photographer since 1974. During his 34-year award-winning career, Allio photographs have appeared in the pages and on the cover of nearly every sports publication in the world. In March, 2008, his photograph of race winner Carl Edwards led the Sports Illustrated coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at LVMS. Recent publication credits outside of the mainstream motorsports media also include ESPN Magazine, The Sporting News, and USA Today – and the book "ESPN Ultimate NASCAR 100 Defining Moments in Stock Car Racing History."

"This is a 'how-to' instructional program for auto racing photography enthusiasts interested in improving their photographic skills,” Allio said. “Seminar participants are allowed to create race car photos from the same trackside areas as working professionals. Several of the current LVMS photo staff members were discovered through these at-the-track workshops and seminars."

This one-day motorsports digital photography program runs concurrently with the Richard Petty Driving Experience and qualifying for the Fall Classic at the Bullring at LVMS. Participants must be at least 18 years old and have a digital single-lens reflex (SLR) camera.  Advance registration is required. Student discounts area available.

Participants may find more information and register online at: http://www.DavidAllio.com/workshop/.

Sponsors for the 2008 David Allio Motorsports Photography Seminar include: Richard Petty Driving Experience, Las Vegas Trade Show Guide, Think Tank Photo, Nikon, Goodyear, SummitRacing.com, www.ChasinRacin.com, RobertsImaging.com and Las Vegas Motor Speedway.